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...dealt a heavy blow to France's sagging prestige. There was little worry that France would desert the Western cause, but it would be no better partner in it. At best, any French government formed from the new Assembly seemed doomed to linger between a balk and a breakdown. At international tables, France's place would not be the "empty chair" of which Sir Winston Churchill once warned. But it was likely to be a chair occupied by a diminished man, hesitant to commit his nation to new exertions, uncertainly representing a negative mandate...
...breakdown shows that 164 jets and 237 propeller-driven aircraft were involved in the accidents. Twenty-three of the jet collisions were classified as "major accidents," and at least one was fatal. This occurred when a bird crashed through the windshield of a Republic F-84, stunning the pilot and sending his aircraft spinning to earth. Bird-caused accidents to jets rose from eleven in 1950, twelve in 1951, to 48 in 1954, 27 in the first six moths of 1955. Some have resulted from birds' nests being built overnight in the air scoops...
...breakdown of the donations to 4 p.m. yesterday showed that Harvard undergraduates had given 480 pints, graduate students 89, Radcliffe students 83, and Faculty...
...breakdown of the second category reveals that "identification with the University" means that the individual participant should be more interested in Harvard's glory than his own. "Identification" also includes the financial and moral support allotted to the sport by the Department of Athletics...
...Georgia's Governor Marvin Griffin and ex-Governor Herman Talmadge. Cried Griffin: "Comingling of the races in Georgia state parks and recreation areas will not be permitted or tolerated ... I can make the clear declaration that the state will get out of the park business before allowing a breakdown in segregation in the intimacy of the playground." Said Talmadge: "I think the court of last resort is the people, and if the people don't comply, there's little they can do about it. It will probably mean the end of most public golf courses, playgrounds...